Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project

A. Char Janajat, 11Km U/S of Bridge B. Kathalbarichar, 6km U/S of BridgeC. Kathalbarichar, 6km U/S of Bridge D. Tarapasha, 1.5km U/S of BridgeE. Palerchar, 2.5Km D/S of Bridge F. Lauhajang Char, 4.5 km D/S of BridgeFigure 3-23: Terrestrial and Aquatic Bird Habitats (Photographs taken during July 2009)Terrestrial Bird50. During the ecological study, about 102 terrestrial bird species were observed within theproject area including seven sensitive species. Figure 3-24 shows the different type of terrestrial birdswithin the project area. Three of them are listed in IUCN Red Category and all seven of them arelisted in the CITES (Table 3-14). Brown Fish Owl is listed as vulnerable, Comb Duck listed as criticallyendangered, and River Lapwing as endangered species as per IUCN red list. Species listed in CITESstatus are, Black-winged Kite, Brahminy Kite, Crested Serpent Eagle, Spotted Owlet etc. There aresome uncommon resident terrestrial birds including Black Breasted Weaver (Ploceus benghalensis),an endemic bird to Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Nepal and resident bird in the northern riverplains of the Indian subcontinent. It breeds in June to September. It is not a common resident bird ofBangladesh and is considered as one of the Data Deficient species in the country. It exists near haorsand large rivers of Dhaka and Sylhet Division. A detailed list of these birds including IUCN, CITES,local, and Birdlife Status are provided in Appendix B1 of Volume 4: Ecological Report.3-30